President Alassane Ouattara expressed profound satisfaction with the outcomes of the recent consultative group meeting, which was convened to secure vital financing for the nation’s 2026-2030 National Development Plan (PND). This crucial gathering successfully mobilized an impressive 47,820 billion FCFA, translating to approximately 80 billion US dollars. This substantial sum significantly surpasses the initial funding target sought from the private sector by a factor of four, signaling robust investor confidence.

Ouattara highlighted that this remarkable fundraising success vividly demonstrates the international community’s unwavering trust in Côte d’Ivoire’s economic resilience and its promising long-term development prospects. He firmly reiterated the government’s steadfast commitment to meticulously transform these significant financial pledges into concrete, impactful projects that will enhance the country’s essential infrastructure and expand economic opportunities for all Ivorians.

The PND 2026-2030 is strategically structured around six core priorities designed to foster comprehensive national advancement. These include ensuring enduring peace and security, boosting agricultural productivity, accelerating private sector expansion, investing heavily in human capital development, modernizing and expanding infrastructure, and upholding principles of good governance. The overarching ambition is to elevate Côte d’Ivoire to the status of an upper-middle-income economy by 2030, targeting a robust GDP per capita of 4,500 US dollars and effectively reducing the national poverty rate to below 20%.

The consultative group meeting, a pivotal event, took place in Abidjan and drew the participation of over 2,000 investors from 49 diverse countries. These delegates, representing a wide spectrum of international financial institutions and leading global enterprises, converged to engage in critical discussions and commit to the ambitious funding requirements of the comprehensive National Development Plan.